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Table 1 Linear regression coefficients (Region and ethnicity had significant interactions predicting OPQOL and CASP.

From: Challenges in comparing the quality of life of older people between ethnic groups, and the implications for national well-being indicators: a secondary analysis of two cross-sectional surveys

  

OPQOL

CASP-19

WHOQOL-OLD

Predictor

 

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Ethnic group:

White British (baseline)

 

Indian

-11.1

(-13.5, -8.7)

< 0.001

3.8

(2.2, 5.4)

< 0.001

-9.3

(-10.6, -8.1)

< 0.001

 

Pakistani

-9.9

(-12.5, -7.3)

< 0.001

-0.1

(-1.8, 1.7)

0.95

-8.0

(-9.6, -6.4)

< 0.001

 

Caribbean

-6.1

(-8.8, -3.4)

< 0.001

0.7

(-1.0, 2.5)

0.79

-9.4

(-10.5, -8.2)

< 0.001

 

Chinese

-2.5

(-5.5, 0.6)

0.12

4.5

(2.0, 6.9)

< 0.001

-3.2

(-4.9, -1.4)

< 0.001

Region:

London (baseline)

 

Midlands

4.7

(2.6, 6.8)

< 0.001

2.1

(1.0, 3.3)

< 0.001

Not significant

 

South

5.5

(3.4, 7.7)

< 0.001

3.2

(2.0, 4.3)

< 0.001

  
 

North

2.8

(0.7, 4.8)

0.01

1.6

(0.4, 2.7)

0.01

  
 

Wales/Scotland

3.5

(1.3, 5.8)

0.002

2.4

(1.1, 3.7)

< 0.001

  

Social aspects:

"very important" (baseline)

 

"important"

-3.5

(-4.5, -2.5)

< 0.001

-2.1

(-2.7, -1.6)

< 0.001

-4.9

(-5.7, -4.0)

< 0.001

 

"not important"

-8.6

(-10.0, -7.2)

< 0.001

-5.0

(-6.1, -4.0)

< 0.001

-10.3

(-11.7, -8.9)

< 0.001

Home aspects:

"very important" (baseline)

 

"important"

-2.7

(-3.6, -1.8)

< 0.001

-0.3

(-0.9, 0.2)

0.25

-1.6

(-2.3, -0.8)

< 0.001

 

"not important"

-10.9

(-12.6, -9.1)

< 0.001

-4.1

(-5.2, -3.0)

< 0.001

-4.7

(-6.0, -3.4)

< 0.001

Psychological aspects:

"very important" (baseline)

 

"important"

-2.3

(-3.1, -1.5)

< 0.001

-0.6

(-1.1, -0.1)

0.02

Not significant

 

"not important"

-5.4

(-6.5, -4.4)

< 0.001

-2.2

(-3.0, -1.4)

< 0.001

  

Leisure aspects:

"very important" (baseline)

 

"important"

-3.8

(-4.7, -2.8)

< 0.001

-2.0

(-2.5, -1.4)

< 0.001

-0.2

(-1.0, 0.6)

0.57

 

"not important"

-9.2

(-10.6, -7.8)

< 0.001

-6.9

(-7.8, -6.1)

< 0.001

-4.4

(-5.7, -3.2)

< 0.001

Tenancy:

Owned (baseline)

 

Rented

-6.3

(-7.2, -5.5)

< 0.001

-2.1

(-2.6, -1.5)

< 0.001

-5.4

(-6.3, -4.6)

< 0.001

 

Free

-2.9

(-4.7, -1.1)

0.002

-1.9

(-3.0, -0.9)

< 0.001

-4.1

(-5.3, -3.0)

< 0.001

Age (years):

 

Not significant

-0.08

(-0.11, -0.04)

< 0.001

Not significant

  1. Importance of leisure aspects and ethnicity had significant interactions predicting OPQOL and CASP. Importance of social aspects and ethnicity had significant interactions predicting CASP and WHOQOL-OLD.)
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